Utamaro and His Five Women
Original title: Utamaro o meguru gonin no onna
1946 · 1 h 46 min
Kenji MizoguchiCast
Minosuke Bando 
Kinuyo Tanaka
Credits
Written by: Kanji Kunieda
Plot
The life of the woodblock print artist Utamaro.
Sinekatalog’s take
Kenji Mizoguchi's period drama follows the great woodblock artist Utamaro and the women who inspire and suffer around him. Kinuyo Tanaka and Minosuke Bando star in a graceful, thoughtful portrait of art and freedom under the shogunate.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.0 / 10 (1,568 votes)
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